The idea is to support Linux desktops like Ubuntu and Fedora. Currently, only the web client is available for Linux, but many features are not available.
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This is a much needed item. With Windows 10 being forcibly retired, many people are switching older hardware to Linux.
This is exactly why I am looking for a Linux client. Since Microsoft refuses to support Windows 11 on older Intel CPUs, I was going to install Ubuntu on that machine, but I also use it to connect to Azure VMs. I am very disappointed with that.
Yes, and please support smart card / PIV authentication in this client, just like in MacOS/Windows.
Linux support will be a life saver for AVD. I'm sick of rebooting into Windows every time I have to connect.
jdgehrigMicrosoft
Please provide Linux support. This is one of the top 3 feedback items when measured by upvotes.
I use AVD for work and the current Linux offering is not anywhere close to Microsoft's remote client for Windows. As others have pointed out, you offer this client for every OS except Linux. I am not the only professional who has need of this and I'm sure we would all be eternally grateful if a Linux client were developed.
Turns out some people over at FreeRDP were faster figuring out how the connection is established than Microsoft providing some information. see https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/6529#issuecomment-1605456423 and following posts
Of course there is no support for "shortpath", but that does probably also not work in the web browser version.
It would still help if microsoft would document the new feed subscription model and the extensions they made in the rdp protocol (ex this https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/9093/commits/e5684e40eaf136e4b5fc7278b4f2b2956cf78f61 )
Don't really get why they don't provide information since they earn by hosting the avd, not the client. But without the client the whole thing is useless. A webbrowser is not really a replacement for a native client
Please add rdpw support to xfreerdp / Remmina -- I am able to connect to AVD using webclient (on OpenBSD) -- getting rdp client to work will be a great next step. Thanks in advance MSFT.
Please create a Linux supported version - you have it all - for mobile, for web, for Mac, for everything - except Linux - any AppImage, anything would do.
Please, you are getting bigger and bigger in the open source community, we have WSL now and other stuff, help us and release a Linux version
